Episode
Iron Chef: Sakai vs Toshihiro Komine (Asparagus Battle)
Overview
Sakai faces a challenger known as "Mr. Gourmet." Komine is a world-class vegetable chef, who feels right at home with the secret ingredient.
Details
- Series
- Iron Chef
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 1995-02-24
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Sakai vs Toshihiro Komine (Asparagus Battle) is Episode 9 in Season 3 of Iron Chef. It aired on 1995-02-24. The runtime is 30 min.
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